Implications for practice and research

The study draws attention to the issue of patient death and its impact on staff well-being, moral and mental health, calling
for these areas to be taken more seriously.

The findings highlight a need for undergraduate death education to focus on end-of-life care.

The study has implications for considering the positive impact death experiences can have on nurses.

There is a need to review resources for managing patient death and to evaluate the impact a patient's death can have on nurses
providing end-of-life care, particularly for student nurses and newly qualified staff.

Context

This study focuses on the death of patients in acute care contexts, an area identified as a source …